Member

I turn to Amendment 502Y tabled in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Willis of Summertown, which was introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. It seeks to require the Government to review and report on the benefits of nature-based learning to children’s health and well-being. We agree that all young people should have opportunities to access, learn about and connect with nature. As the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, said, the National Education Nature Park provides opportunities and support to overcome barriers to nature-based learning; I am very pleased that it was internationally recognised at the G20 education meeting in Brazil last year, which I attended. We are also working with the University of Oxford to assess the impact of nature-based programmes on secondary school-age children and young people’s mental health and well-being; I will be happy to share this with the noble Baroness once it is published.